Mobility & Neuromuscular Orthopedic Exercise Consultations
How We Reduce Your Pain by Improving Your Movement
These sessions teach you how to move better so your body supports healing—not re‑injury. We look at how you stand, squat, reach, run, or lift, then coach targeted mobility drills and activation exercises that “wake up” underperforming muscles, improve joint control, and restore balanced movement. The goal: more stability, less pain, and a faster, safer return to the activities you care about.
When one muscle group stops pulling its weight, other tissues overwork—and that’s when strain, tendon irritation, or joint pain can flare. By improving body awareness (proprioception) and retraining movement patterns, we help distribute load the way your system was designed, which can reduce pain, support post‑surgical rehab, and lower re‑injury risk. The same principles apply whether you’re rehabbing a knee, managing chronic low back pain, or ramping back up for competition.
- Movement & Postural Screen – We observe key patterns (e.g., squat, single‑leg stance, gait, shoulder motion) and note asymmetries, compensations, or mobility restrictions.
- Targeted Muscle Testing – Quick checks help identify weak, inhibited, or over‑recruited muscle groups contributing to pain or poor mechanics.
- Mobility & Stretch Progressions – Guided PNF stretching, regional tissue mobilization, and corrective mobility drills to restore range where restricted.
- Activation & Motor Control Drills – Low‑load neuromuscular activation to “reboot” underactive stabilizers (think glutes in hip/knee cases), progressing to functional patterns tied to sport or daily tasks.
- Home Program Build‑Out – You leave with a short, prioritized exercise list matched to your stage of healing; progressed as you improve.
Mobility consultations are frequently paired with:
- Sports / Orthopedic Acupuncture & Motor Point Stimulation to reset muscle recruitment and reduce pain before retraining movement.
- Electrostimulation (E‑Stim) & DN‑ET adjuncts for neuromodulation in stubborn pain presentations.
- Myofascial Release, Cupping, and Orthopedic Sports Massage to free restricted tissue so corrective exercise “sticks.”
This multi‑modal sequencing—needling → manual mobility work → corrective exercise—mirrors approaches successfully used in high‑level sports acupuncture clinics and is based on contemporary sports rehab and neuromuscular re‑education methods; adapted by Anjuna Sports Acupuncture.
Common Use Cases
- Persistent asymmetry after lower‑extremity injury (e.g., hip/ITB, patellofemoral pain) where glute activation deficits drive compensatory overload.
- Post‑acute return‑to‑ride/run progressions once pain is controlled but motor control lags.
- Chronic spinal or postural syndromes linked to prolonged sitting; focus on hip flexor, core, and scapular mechanics.
- Performance tune‑ups for athletes who “feel off” despite being medically cleared.
For Referring MDs, PTs, ATCs & Rehab Professionals
Clinical Aim: Enhance proprioceptive acuity, motor unit recruitment, and segmental stability across kinetic chains implicated in the injury. Sessions incorporate elements of postural assessment, functional movement screening, orthopedic special testing synthesis, and graded corrective exercise dosing. We coordinate with surgical precautions, tissue‑healing timelines, and existing PT protocols to avoid program conflict and improve adherence. Progress notes available on request.
